Nouns | |||||||
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| slowcoach (Brit.) [coll.] | la tortuga [fig.] | ||||||
| tortoise [ZOOL.] | la tortuga Lat.: Testudinata | ||||||
| turtle (Brit.) non-technical usage [ZOOL.] | tortuga acuática | ||||||
| Madagascar tortoise [ZOOL.] | tortuga angonoka | ||||||
| angonoka [ZOOL.] | tortuga angonoka Lat.: Astrochelys yniphora | ||||||
| angonoka tortoise [ZOOL.] | tortuga angonoka Lat.: Astrochelys yniphora | ||||||
| Madagascar angulated tortoise [ZOOL.] | tortuga angonoka Lat.: Astrochelys yniphora | ||||||
| ploughshare tortoise [ZOOL.] | tortuga angonoka Lat.: Astrochelys yniphora | ||||||
| leatherback (turtle) [ZOOL.] | tortuga baula Lat.: Dermochelys coriacea | ||||||
| leatherback sea turtle [ZOOL.] | tortuga baula Lat.: Dermochelys coriacea | ||||||
| leathery turtle [ZOOL.] | tortuga baula Lat.: Dermochelys coriacea | ||||||
| tinglar [ZOOL.] | tortuga baula Lat.: Dermochelys coriacea | ||||||
| loggerhead sea turtle [ZOOL.] | tortuga cabezona Lat.: Caretta caretta | ||||||
| loggerhead turtle [ZOOL.] | tortuga cabezona Lat.: Caretta caretta | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| sluggish adj. - slow | a paso de tortuga | ||||||
| poky or: pokey adj. [coll.] (Amer.) | a paso de tortuga | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| Turtles tend to have a very long life - many live for more than a hundred years. | Las tortugas suelen tener una vida muy larga, muchas alcanzan más de cien años. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| tortura | |
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